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Development veterans Bob Rafei and E. Daniel Arey, former employees of Naughty Dog, have launched Big Red Button. Big Red Button is set up to create original character-based IP for cross platform and cross media developments. Six of these projects are said to be in development. "Games are now the …
Read More »PEGI: ‘Dumping us is a big mistake’
The Interactive Software Federation of Europe has fired out a worrying warning to Gordon Brown – labelling any move to drop its PEGI ratings in the wake of Dr. Tanya Byron’s inquiry a ‘mistake’ and a ‘backwards step’ for the UK. ISFE director general Patrice Chazerand told MCV that the …
Read More »Toshiba scraps HD-DVD as hi-def war ends
It’s official – the hi-def format war is over, with news of Toshiba’s decision to cease production of HD-DVD equipment, handing victory to Sony’s Blu-Ray technology. Reuters reports that the news was broken by Japanese broadcaster NHK, with the outlet predicting that Toshiba’s losses could amount to hundreds of millions …
Read More »US divison is problematic, says Gardner
While setting out his vision for a new Atari, CEO David Gardner admitted that the firm’s US-based operation has lost Infogrames money – but insists that there will be no sell-off within the loss-making division. It’s true it has lost plenty of money,” he told MCV. We don’t directly control …
Read More »Take-Two hires new executives
GTA publisher, Take-Two, has unveiled three new appointments to its management team. The Board of directors has named Strauss Zelnick, currently non-executive chairman, as the new executive chairman. Ben Feder has been employed as CEO of Take-Two until October 31st 2012. And Karl Slatoff was named executive vice president, with …
Read More »INTERVIEW – Ubisoft
What do you think was the secret behind such a successful 2007 for the company? The key to the performance was a combination of elements. The most important was innovation. We were able to be successful with new products on the casual business, with a lot of new products for …
Read More »Never a dull moment in Gardner’s world
Gardner’s CV is not to be sniffed at – most would be pleased enough with setting up and running EA Europe in the mid-eighties, but he subsequently climbed the ranks of the industry’s largest third party publisher to become VP of international publishing and then EVP of EA’s worldwide studios, …
Read More »Gardner: Were rebooting Atari
One killer title per quarter, a revolutionary online portal, more open dialogue with Atari’s US operation and a ramping up of its distribution business were just some of the targets Gardner outlined in an exclusive interview with MCV earlier this week. But first and foremost, Gardner plans to push the …
Read More »Deadly Creatures Wii bound
US publisher has announced Deadly Creatures, a new IP for the Nintendo Wii. Developed by Rainbow Studios, Deadly Creatures throws players into a world of desert terror, and follows the entwined adventures of an armoured scorpion and a stealthy tarantula. Deadly Creatures is an amazingly innovative game concept, and exemplifies …
Read More »Your last chance to lobby for an MCV Award
Today is your last chance to put yourself or another company forward for an MCV Excellence Award. If you work in the industry and wish to nominate someone for a trophy, all you have to do is email mcvexcellence@intentmedia.co.uk. The MCV Industry Excellence Awards return on Thursday, April 10th. There …
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